US6091827A
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Image display device
Assignee: Sharp Corp
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Filing: 1997-06-23
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Granted: 2000-07-18
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Expires: 2017-06-23
Abstract
Abstract An image display device which provides an enlarged main display image together with an environmental image disposed at its periphery; which is provided with a circumstances-detecting unit for detecting the operating conditions of the image display device and an image-changing unit for varying the environmental image according to parameters detected by the circumstances-detecting unit. The circumstances-detecting means detects the quantity or brightness of light inside or outside the display device and the sound volume of the display or surrounding sound outside the display device. The image-changing unit varies a light quantity and color tone of an environmental image of the display device according to the detected light quantity or brightness, or according to the detected sound volume or surrounding sound.
Inventors
- 👤 Seiichi Tanaka
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 21:41
CPC Classifications
G; G02; G02B; G02B27/00; G02B27/01; G02B27/017; G09; G09G; G09G3/00; G09G3/20; G09G3/34; G09G3/3406; H; H04; H04N; H04N9/00; H04N9/12; H04N9/31; H04N9/3141; A; A63; A63F; A63F13/00; A63F13/50; A63F13/53; A63F13/537; A63F2300/00; A63F2300/30; A63F2300/303; A63F2300/60; A63F2300/6063; A63F2300/80; A63F2300/8023; A63F2300/8082; G09G2320/00; G09G2320/06; G09G2320/0626; G09G2320/0633; G09G2360/00; G09G2360/14; G09G2360/144; H04N5/00; H04N5/44; H04N5/57; H04N5/58; H04N5/64; H04N5/642
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 18
Claim 1
Independent Claim
97 words
An image display device comprising: a display for displaying a main image having a first image source together with an environmental image having a second image source and disposed at a periphery of the main image, the environmental image having an environmental viewing context for the main image; and environmental sound presenting means said environmental sound presenting means detects sound surrounding a user, selects a specified sound, determines whether the detected sound exceed a threshold level, and outputs the specified sound together with an environmental sound related to the environmental image when the threshold level is exceeded.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
97 words
An image display device comprising: a display for displaying a main image having a first image source together with an environmental image having a second image source and disposed at a periphery of the main image, the environmental image having an environmental viewing context for the main image; and environmental sound presenting means said environmental sound presenting means detects sound surrounding a user, selects a specified sound, determines whether the detected sound exceed a threshold level, and outputs the specified sound together with an environmental sound related to the environmental image when the threshold level is exceeded.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
37 words
An image display device as defined in claim 1, wherein the environmental sound presenting means includes means for synthesizing an audio signal associated with the main image with the environmental sound and outputting a synthesized audio signal.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
32 words
An image display device as defined in claim 1, wherein the environmental sound presenting means includes means for separately outputting an audio signal associated with the main image and the environmental sound.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
44 words
An image display device as defined in claim 1, wherein the environmental sound presenting means includes a detector for detecting the presence or absence of an audio signal associated with the main image and selectively outputting the environmental sound according to the detection result.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
87 words
A method of displaying an image comprising: displaying a main image having a first image source together with an environmental image having a second image source and disposed at a periphery of the main image, the environmental image providing a background viewing context for the main image; detecting a sound surrounding a user; selecting a specified sound; determining whether the detected sound exceeds a threshold level; and outputting the specified sound along with an environmental sound related to the environmental image when the threshold level is exceeded.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
87 words
A method of displaying an image comprising: displaying a main image having a first image source together with an environmental image having a second image source and disposed at a periphery of the main image, the environmental image providing a background viewing context for the main image; detecting a sound surrounding a user; selecting a specified sound; determining whether the detected sound exceeds a threshold level; and outputting the specified sound along with an environmental sound related to the environmental image when the threshold level is exceeded.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
30 words
The method as defined in claim 5, said outputting further including synthesizing an audio signal associated with the main image with the environmental sound and outputting a synthesized audio signal.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method as defined in claim 5, said outputting further including separately outputting an audio signal associated with the main image and the environmental sound.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
39 words
The method as defined in claim 5, said detecting further including detecting the presence or absence of an audio signal associated with the main image, said outputting further including selectively outputting the environmental sound according to the detection result.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
123 words
An image display device comprising: a display for displaying a main image having a first image source together with an environmental image having a second image source and disposed at a periphery of the main image; and an environmental sound presenting unit, said environmental sound presenting unit detects at least an accompanying sound of a display image or a surrounding sound around the user, and outputs the detected sound together with an environmental sound, said environmental sound presenting unit including: a sound sensor for receiving outside sound signals; and a discriminator for discriminating a selectable outside sound signal received through the sound sensor, wherein the discriminator transfers the selectable outside sound signal to a synthesizing portion when the signal exceeds a threshold level.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
123 words
An image display device comprising: a display for displaying a main image having a first image source together with an environmental image having a second image source and disposed at a periphery of the main image; and an environmental sound presenting unit, said environmental sound presenting unit detects at least an accompanying sound of a display image or a surrounding sound around the user, and outputs the detected sound together with an environmental sound, said environmental sound presenting unit including: a sound sensor for receiving outside sound signals; and a discriminator for discriminating a selectable outside sound signal received through the sound sensor, wherein the discriminator transfers the selectable outside sound signal to a synthesizing portion when the signal exceeds a threshold level.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
56 words
An image display device according to claim 9, wherein the environmental sound presenting unit further includes: a sound memory for storing a plurality of environmental sound signals; and a synthesizing portion for synthesizing an environmental sound signal received from the sound memory with an audio signal received from the display to provide a synthesized audio signal.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
18 words
An image display device according to claim 10, wherein the synthesized audio signal is transferred to a speaker.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
62 words
An image display device according to claim 9, wherein the environmental sound presenting unit further includes: a sound change-over portion for matching an environmental sound signal received from a sound memory to an audio signal received from the display; and a detector for detecting the presence or absence of the audio signal of the display and for controlling the sound change-over portion.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
45 words
An image display device according to claim 12, wherein the detector controls the change-over portion to output an audio signal of the display when the signal is present, or to output a selectable environmental sound signal when the audio signal of the display is absent.
Claim 17
Independent Claim
85 words
A method of displaying an image comprising: displaying a main image having a first image source together with an environmental image having a second image source and disposed at a periphery of the main image; detecting at least an accompanying sound of a display image or a sound surrounding a user; selecting a specified sound; determining whether the detected sound exceeds a threshold level; and outputting the specified sound together with an environmental sound related to the environmental image when the threshold level is exceeded.
Claim 18
Independent Claim
85 words
A method of displaying an image comprising: displaying a main image having a first image source together with an environmental image having a second image source and disposed at a periphery of the main image; detecting at least an accompanying sound of a display image or a sound surrounding a user; selecting a specified sound; determining whether the detected sound exceeds a threshold level; and outputting the specified sound together with an environmental sound related to the environmental image when the threshold level is exceeded.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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